However, Nina said Treasure's tirade against black people was a hoax. According to thisisinsider.com, she said:

This is all some bulls--- that she fabricated just to become the next 'cash me outside' girl. To become a meme. That was her goal. She wanted to be a meme.

Nina added that their mom went along with the plan simply to enjoy an all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas to appear on the TV show. She accused Dr Phil's show of taking advantage of her family's poverty.